Klimawandel und Thermodynamik - eine neue Publikation mit dem Blick auf Zement

Cement is a key ingredient of concrete, the most widely used construction material in the world. It is considered to be a major contributor to climate change since the chemical and thermal processes involved in
the production of cement are the source of CO2 emissions. Development, optimization of the production of cement and reduction of the emissions require, among others, thermodynamic data that describe the stability of the phases in the cement clinker. In this work, we have determined or re-determined thermodynamic data for several belite (Ca2SiO4) polymorphs and hydrates. The data can be used in modeling of the reactions that operate during production of cement clinker where belite should be the main constituent, instead of alite. More details can be found in the publication under https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2021.106621Externer Link.